Title :
Thermal birefringence effect in Nd/sup 3+/-doped YAG ceramics
Author :
Shoji, I. ; Sato, Y. ; Kurimura, S. ; Lupei, V. ; Taira, T. ; Ikesue, A. ; Yoshida, K.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
The thermal birefringence effect in Nd/sup 3+/-doped YAG ceramics has been investigated. The amount of depolarization induced by thermal birefringence is the same for ceramics and single crystals at the same Nd/sup 3+/ concentration, but increases with increasing Nd/sup 3+/-doping.
Keywords :
birefringence; ceramics; light polarisation; neodymium; solid lasers; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; Nd/sup 3+/-doped YAG ceramics; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; absorbed pump power; depolarization; microchip laser materials; power scaling; thermal birefringence effect; Birefringence; Ceramics; Crystallization; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical materials; Probes; Pump lasers; Thermal loading;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967802
